Exploit for non-IE browsers (and why mozilla is better than opera)

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and why mozilla is better than opera:
Originally Posted by Shmoo Group
VI. Vendor Responses
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Exploit for non-IE browsers (and why mozilla is better than opera)

VI. Vendor Responses
...Opera: They believe they have correctly implemented IDN, and will not be
making any changes.Mozilla: Working on finding a good long-term solution; provided clear
workaround for disabling IDN.

There are some major discussions in the Opera community boards and they all point to the fact that this exploit is not a "software bug". There is nothing you can really do to stop the user from clicking on a link that performs the exploit. The best they could do is to alert them that spoofing is actually occurring.

That is why Opera stated that they implemented IDN correctly. Not because they don't care. They are in fact looking into finding a way to alert the user that something like this is happening.

So run along to your little Firefox crowd and quit ........ing in the "elite" pool.

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